Boublil is succeeding Marco Amato, who will be stepping down at end-August 2023, as previously announced. Hans Widler, head financial management since 2015, has been appointed CFO on an interim basis, effective 1 September 2023.

Boublil has been chief financial officer of Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG since 2016 where he has been responsible for the finance leadership of the Swiss Bank of Credit Suisse. In addition, he serves as chairman of the board of directors of Bank Now AG, a fully-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse, and as chairman of the board of managing officers of Swisscard AECS GmbH, a credit card company owned by Credit Suisse and American Express.

From 2013 to 2016, Boublil worked as chief financial officer at Cembra Money Bank AG where he was responsible for listing the bank on the Swiss exchange. Prior to that he worked for more than 15 years at General Electric Group in various finance roles internationally, including CFO of GE Money Bank Switzerland, CFO of GE Money Bank France and CFO of GE Healthcare Diagnostic Imaging Equipment EMEA.

Boublil is a French national and a graduate from Sciences Po Paris in economics and finance. He also holds a master in economics and corporate strategy and a DEUG in mathematics and economics from Paris Dauphine University.

“We are delighted to announce Antoine Boublil as our new CFO. He brings a wealth of relevant experience with a proven track record in working closely with the investor community, credit rating agencies and all other stakeholders. His deep understanding of the financial services industry and his leadership qualities will further contribute to the successful and continued execution of our strategy, including in adding new financial services companies as white-labelling partners to our ecosystem for investment solutions,” Lukas Ruflin, CEO of Leonteq, said.

Swiss-based fintech Leonteq offers derivative investment products and services which predominantly cover the capital protection, yield enhancement and participation product classes. The company has offices and subsidiaries in 13 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Leonteq AG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: LEON).